New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-04
BALTIMORE TO HAVE ANOTHER ROAD.
A CHARTER TAKEN OUT FOR THE BALTIMORE AND
MEsTERN-IrS CONNECTIONS.

A CHARTER TAKEN OUT FOR THE BALTIMORE AND
wEsTERN-ITs CONNECTIONS.
BALTIMORE May tspeciai) Last week charter was
taken under the General Incorporation Act OF the
State of Maryland for railroad from Hagers-
town to Cumberland, q distance of seveLty-eight
miles The title OF the corporation is the Baiti-
more and Western Railroad Company the capital
stock 81, 000 900. The road is intended to connect
the Western Maryland Railroad now running from
Baltimore to Hagerstown, with the Piedmont and
Cumberland Road, which, with the West Virginia
Central extends from the interior of West Virginia to
Cumberland Md The completion OF this new line
and the gap between the present terminus OF the west
Virginia Central ia Tucker County and Charleston,
w Va will not only give Baltimore new line to tho
West by reaching the 0hlo River at Point Pleasant,
where there are already several lines OF railroad
reaching all the large cities OF the West but at Charles
ton W. Va, IL will connect with the Newport News
and Mississippi Valley system, over which all the
elites of the Southwest will be reached.
The taking out of this charter has attracted good
deal of attention in railroad and Business circles here
Baltimore with about halt million population, has
only two importan. railroads while all other cities in
the country of equal population, nearly so, have
from ten to fifteen Ii Is expected that the city OF
Baltimore will do everything it can TO encourage the
building of this line and thus secure another
western and southwestern outlet. The city owns the
Western MARYLAND Railroad and the completion OF
the Baltimore aud Western TO Cumberland, only
seventy eight miles, will give the Western Maryland
share in hauling the immense coal and lumber prod
ucts of MARYLAND and West Virginia to market thus
giving it new lite and puttinG it on paying basis.
The building OF this line and its connection with tho
Cumberland Valley Railroad at Hagerstown (rart OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad system will also furnish
an outlet for the coal and lumber products OF West
Virginia and Mary land to New-forK and Philadelphia,
come thirty five miles shorter than by any other route
The distance from Baltimore by the Western Mary
land and Baltimore and Western to umberland Ia
l6S miles four miles less than by the Baltimore aud
Ohio and 10 the Ohio River at Point Pleasantt the
dis.ance will Le only twenty to thirty miles greater
than that of the Baltimore and Ohio to Petersburg
The ontemplated line will crpss the Baltimore and
Ohio at Cumberland and touch it at no other point
This new line in Maryland lies north OF the Potomac
River until IL reaches Cumberland, and runs through
tho central part West Virginia Strictly speaking
il cannot be called parallel line, as 1t reaches new
country hot reached by the Baltimore and OHIO Rail
roa0 The country between Hagerstown and Cumber-
land north OF the Potomac River very hne part OF
IL rich i'm n cuua lands and part rich Ia iron ores
and lumber besides section OF Southern Pennsyl-
vana fifty by sixty miles, now without railroad
the new line will compete with the Baltimore and
Ohio to any great extent, but will be sharp
competitor Tor through freight from the Weit and
careful study of the line between Hagerstown
and Cumberland has been made and shows the maxi
mum grade to he eighty feet to the mile, with only
two tunnels OF 90 rect each. The line will not be
costly one build aud the whole line from Baltimore
TO Point Pleasant on the Ono River Will be only
about onotourth OF the cost OF any OF the present
trunk lines. -,
Ii is said the new line will meet with sharp oppOsi
ton from tue Baltimore and Ohio, because it must
divide the through business aud take from it some
local business; but to counteract this, the new COM
pany will enjoy the friendly interest and aid OF the city
Of Baltimore, partly because 1t owns the Western
Mary land Railroad, and partly because so great city
with her large interests is naturally ambitious to
have other outlets ana additional facilities Tor trans
acting business. 80
Baltimore, though well situated, and with about
half million inba eitants has much less manuiaetur
ing interests than Wilmington, Del, with about one
seventh the population. Ii is believed that with more
outlets she will become q large manufacturing centre
IL is said prominent Western and New-f ork caDital-
ists together with the Piedmont and Cumberland
Railway interests, are behind the new company and
will Dush the road